The sun never sets in America

Chapter 419 Navy Blitz Battle
Longjiang Port was in a state of depression. Due to the war, Longjiang Port, which was supposed to be second only to Jinshan in Han Dynasty, could only be reduced to an airport.

Of course, this is the situation of Longjiang Port for civilian use. The Longjiang Military Port, which is less than one kilometer away, has ushered in the most glorious moment in history.

From the warships lined up in the port, it can be seen that since the end of the Caribbean War, the entire Longjiang Port has been like adding a layer of filters and a strange "idol halo" in the "glorious history" of the Han Navy. .

Even during this period, there were many naval officers who requested to be transferred to Longjiang and the Atlantic Fleet, and most of them were middle-level officers who were most looking forward to and most enthusiastic about going to Longjiang.

The reason is still because of their desire to make achievements and get promoted.

As we all know, in the army, if it is peacetime, it is actually very difficult to get promoted. The few people who get promoted are not because of how powerful they are, but simply because the time has come, and they happen to be the only ones in the group who have performed well. Yes, in the end, after weighing the pros and cons, if you don’t choose him, who should you choose? ?

In war, this tedious and time-consuming promotion method can be shortened a lot. Considering that it will take some time for the Nicaragua Canal to be opened, the Atlantic Fleet, which can face the enemy directly, has become a favorite in the eyes of young officers. cake.
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"According to our army's plan, we will go to sea at nine o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, and arrive on the coast of Louisiana at one o'clock in the afternoon at the latest, and two hours later at the earliest, that is, at eleven o'clock in the morning."

[The two sides are very close]

"According to intelligence, the US Navy fleet in Louisiana is mainly a squadron of the Home Fleet. It is not too strong. However, because Florida is too close, it can easily attract the real Home Fleet——"

"So the best way for our army is to make a surprise attack!!"

"Based on the discussion, our army plans to send the Second Marine Brigade, the Fifth Marine Brigade, and even the Eighth Marine Brigade that remain in Longjiang to the Louisiana battlefield to speed up the efficiency of the entire landing operation. !!”

Of course, Liu Yu himself also knew about this kind of free expropriation. It was an old tradition of the Han army. It had appeared in the war between Han and Brazil, and it had also appeared many times in subsequent wars.

On the opposite side, Liu Yu fell into a feeling of "fishing into the sea". For him, it may not be realistic to personally command a war, but seeing with his own eyes what war is is a memorable event.

Although Liu Yu is young, as a prince who has followed Liu Peng and participated in government affairs since he was a teenager, he is very aware of Lu Mushan's little thoughts. It can even be said that the reason why he answered like this is, There is no intention of catering.

"His Royal Highness, how is it? There is nothing wrong, right??"

Gan Changsheng, who had been promoted to chief of staff, reported to the top brass of the Navy who had just arrived in Longjiang a few days ago about their Atlantic Fleet's next operational plan.

Although some "reports" and "trouble" occurred later, it was basically stable.

Freedom and the new world attract Liu Yu's attention all the time, but in the end, he is still bound by state affairs and family affairs, and it is difficult for him to have a chance to break away.

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Among those who listened, apart from Lu Mushan, the Minister of the Navy, there was only one young man who attracted the most attention.

Looking at the expressions of approval from the people around him, Liu Yu seemed calm on the surface, but in fact, deep down he was frightened by the navy's behavior of recruiting people at will through war.

But at this time Liu Yu said:
"Can I go to this war??"

"Forehead……"

Sure enough, even a smart man like Lu Mushan couldn't help but smile "brightly" when he heard Liu Yu's praise.

Lu Mushan is very clear about the current situation facing the U.S. Navy. This group of people cannot take such a huge risk before they have fully recovered or completely surpassed their strength. If they go to fight, they may lose, or even lose a lot. The even worse naval battle in the Caribbean.

"Your Highness, what do you think?"

“Not bad, very good!!”

After all, for a prince who grew up in a deep palace, although he could go out at will because of Liu Peng's indulgence, due to his status, he basically stayed in Hanzhou, or around Xijing, not to mention going abroad, just going out of Han Dynasty. Only once a few years ago.

Lu Mushan sat next to Liu Yu, turned his face sideways, and asked the other party's opinion on the navy's combat plan in a smooth tone.

"Your Highness, if you want to know, Lu will naturally tell you everything he knows!!"

"The navy has indeed lived up to the empire's expectations..."

"In addition, considering that our army transports too many people and equipment at one time, we plan to recruit idle merchant ships to serve the army in accordance with the war mobilization order-"

He agreed, but Lu Mushan kept thinking about how to protect this "difficult" Crown Prince.

At this time, the introduction on the stage has reached the final step: "Apart from the necessary naval battles, the biggest combat mission of our army is actually landing and assisting the Marine Corps in landing."

[The number of each Marine Corps brigade-level combat unit is about 6,000, and it is divided into four Marine battalions, a light howitzer battalion, a communications team, a baggage battalion, and even a brigade headquarters. 】

Lu Mushan was about to say something like "The bandits are so fierce that they might damage the dragon's body" but she suddenly lost her temper when she saw Liu Yu's persistent eyes and could only bite the bullet and agreed.

Lu Mushan waited until he finished speaking on stage and asked Liu Yu again, but if he listened carefully, he might not have wanted to take credit.

Just as Liu Yu said to his confidant "Qi Jiantao" in the East Palace:
"It's hard to be a royal family. It's hard to be a prince. It's even harder to be a prince. It's even harder to be a prince that everyone admires!!"

By that time, I'm afraid the war will be over, and it won't be far away! !
Listening to the Navy Minister's words, Liu Yu's eyes flashed brightly, looking very different from just now.

Lu Mushan said "nonsense" and then spoke:
"I just mentioned that the navy needs to beware of the support of the local fleet on the opposite side. In fact, as long as our army does not cross the ocean to fight in the east, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the Yankees to fight for those worthless seaside cities in Louisiana. A super naval battle that wiped out the entire army——"

If this happens, not only the so-called Louisiana, but the entire coast of the United States will be within the range of the Atlantic Fleet.

"And if you want to successfully land, after landing, you can gain a firm foothold on the entire tidal flat, and even later on in the city. The most important thing is the military strength -"

[The navy and army each served for half a year to increase their understanding of the Han army. 】

People outside thought that "supervising the army" this time was what Liu Peng meant, and it was a slap on the navy and army. But in fact, the real situation is that Liu Yu wanted to visit the battlefield for a long time, but he never had the chance. Now the opportunity has come , and naturally it was handed over to Liu Peng, who "sees through everything".

Although he was only wearing a captain's uniform, and the hat he wore was not the latest design of the navy, it was still an old model from a few years ago, but judging from the reactions of the people around him and the expressions of peeking glances from time to time, it was obvious that he was not as good as he looked. Simple.

At this time, Lu Mushan hesitated. After all, this was the prince. If something really happened, he wouldn't be able to chop off even if he had ten heads! !
Liu Yu was also very aware of the other party's difficulties, and then said: "Since there is trouble, I won't go, but after the battle is over, you should let me go and have a look, right?"

Everyone said that Liu Yu was blessed with a good destiny. He would be the prince when he was born, and he would be the future emperor of the Han Dynasty. But only he himself knew how difficult it was to sit in the sacred and supreme position of emperor! !

"After all, for them, taking a huge risk and running to the place closest to our army is completely suicidal. If they fail again this time, will there still be a so-called American Navy??"

Liu Yu did not reveal his shallow naval knowledge and his experience of serving in the navy for only half a year in front of Lu Mushan, an expert.

"I don't know much about military affairs, so I'd like to ask Lubu Tang for some advice!!"

If anyone who is familiar with him sees it, they will know that this is a sign that Liu Yu is interested in the navy.

In Longjiang Port, more than a dozen warships gathered together, and their masts were filled with military and Han flags.

"The ammunition reserve is qualified!!"

"The power is normal..."

"The naval gun is normal..."

"everything is normal!!"

On the First Emperor, the new captain Mu Shaofeng listened to the constant reports coming from inside the warship. His expression kept jumping back and forth between seriousness and relief, and finally regained his due calm.

On board another Qin-class battleship, the Qin Mugong, Gan Changsheng, who had just been appointed commander of the task force, was handling various pre-war deployment tasks.

The most troublesome part is filling out the form. According to the requirements of the Han Navy, before the war begins, everyone must fill out the form to indicate that the ship is indeed full and whether the ship is in a state of war.

It sounds like "take off your pants and fart, it's unnecessary", but this is the case in the Navy. The same rules and regulations can be used unchanged for ten or twenty years, so that some people in the Army say:
"I thought our army was conservative, but I didn't expect the navy to be more like old men and women than us, carrying new ships and doing the same old jobs..."

"Gan Shuai..."

After taking the form, Gan Changsheng glanced at it for a few times, and then signed his name "swissly". Then he lowered his head and looked at the gold-plated marine watch in his hand. Seeing "10:55" on it, he gave the order to leave the port without hesitation.

When the battleships and cruisers flying the military flag one after another left the port, Liu Yu, standing above the port, looked at the huge battleships below, his eyes bursting with unprecedented light.

"Lu Bu Tang, tell me, what is the significance of this navy?"

Lu Mushan was a little overwhelmed by Liu Yu's words, and in the end he could only answer:

"The navy is a country's best way to safeguard its own interests and expand outward. The British are our role model..."

"Yes, role model!!"

“Our role model!!”

Liu Yu muttered the word "role model".

“But in what way should we obtain our benefits??”

“Colonial??”

Liu Yu asked and answered himself, and then said: "No, it is the interests of the empire. As long as it is the interests of the Han Dynasty, there should be a place where the navy appears!!"

"The Army is the present of the Empire, and the Navy is the future of the Empire!!"

Liu Yu looked at Lu Mushan and said something that made him almost jump.

"Navy, that's great!!"

Liu Yu looked at the task force that had completely left the port, and murmured something that seemed very clear, but that only he understood.

Although Lu Mushan beside him didn't say anything else, he regarded the Crown Prince as the "hope" for future naval expansion.

Maybe, their navy will really reach true glory in the hands of His Royal Highness.

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On the sea, the battleship King Zhou Wu at the forefront has been sailing at a constant speed, maintaining a relatively "harmonious" distance from the battleships at the rear.

"Report, Gan Shuai requested that our ship speed up by two gears..."

“Keep a distance of at least three kilometers!!”

After hearing these words, Meng Bingxiong, the captain of the Zhou Wu King, first frowned, and then ordered in a slightly hoarse tone:

"Excuting an order!!"

"Yes, Captain!!"

Looking at the adjutant leaving the captain's room, Meng Bingxiong actually didn't understand what the so-called three kilometers meant and why there was such a large distance.

Is it just for "fishing", but isn't the cost too high? ?

Meng Bingxiong was puzzled, but in the end, he carried out the order.

After all, in an army, you can question, but you can't resist orders from above.

Disobeying an order is a worse crime than going against a superior.

Gan Changsheng, who was far away on the Qin Mugong, was not as careful as Meng Bingxiong. He simply wanted to test the long-distance command of the naval fleet and his adaptability on the battlefield.

Although it is unethical to use war as a guinea pig, Gan Changsheng still did it. After all, as he said himself: "The Navy is a branch that keeps making mistakes and constantly revising itself. If one day we lose the courage to try new things , we are not far away from destruction..."

The navy is currently the most complex military service in the world, far more than the army. If all problems can be solved by relying solely on the so-called "unchanged", then one day, these unsolvable problems will definitely come to us.

As the Naval Academy famously said:

"War is cruel, and the cruelty of naval battles is the best among them. Working hard to maintain your advantage and overcome it is what a qualified navy should do!!"

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Off the coast of Louisiana, the Zhou Wuwang, which was the first to arrive, was cautious and did not rush in directly. Instead, it chose the safest place to stand by.

When all the more than a dozen warships at the rear were in place, Gan Changsheng, the fleet commander, directly issued the order to form a battle line.

Following Qin Mugong's order, the "tick-tock" sound of the telegraph continued to spread towards the eleven warships in the surrounding area. One after another, the warships formed a Great Wall of Steel at a distance of ten kilometers from New Orleans Road. battle line.

When the battleships that formed a battle line and took off their gun jackets appeared in the bay of New Orleans, it was simply adding salt to the wound for those Louisianans who were already bearing the pressure of the Han army in the interior.

"Beep beep..."

The telegraph line connecting New Orleans to Florida continuously transmitted information.

They hope to resolve the current life and death crisis with the support of the local fleet.

But just as Lu Mushan said to Liu Yu at the beginning of the war, the U.S. Navy at this time did not have the courage and strength to fight the Atlantic Fleet.

When the news of "waiting for support" came, almost all the top officials in New Orleans issued a variety of insulting English terms.

For them, the only thing they can do at this time is to scold the Navy and the White House, and by the way, scold that "shit Lincoln." If he hadn't insisted on launching a counterattack, Louisiana's current military strength would not be possible. There are only so many now.

It can be said that the current Louisiana is simply an "orphan" abandoned by the United States. Perhaps in the eyes of those old foxes in the White House, the only value of Louisiana is to serve as a hindrance to the Han army's maneuvers for the Southern troops in Youzhou. The rope of strength.

As long as the rope is pulled, no one cares about what the rope looks like.

Especially for those who are cold-blooded, the best value of the rope is to die together with the enemy.

When two fleets with mismatched tonnage and vastly different battleship levels collide, you can truly feel what "crushing" is and what "epoch-making war" is.

"Raise the muzzle twenty-five degrees, to the left..."

"Power up to the maximum!!"

"Squeak", feeling the sound of the military boiler working under his feet, Meng Bingxiong looked calm, as if he didn't care about anything.

But if you look carefully, you will find that his hand holding the tea cup trembles obviously. Although it is only a moment, it can be seen that Meng Bingxiong, the second-generation captain of the First Emperor, will face such a small naval battle. There was such excitement.

In fact, it wasn't just him, any officer who had recently been transferred from the Pacific Ocean basically had the same feelings as him.

After all, this was the first official naval battle in their lives, so that some people completely forgot about tactics when commanding, and just shouted: "Fire me!!"

"Boom!"

The artillery fire hit the sea, setting off bursts of high-speed waves and sea columns of seven to eight meters. This is a very common scene in naval battles. After all, artillerymen are not gods, and they cannot really achieve 100% accuracy.

"Notify the other warships to accelerate forward, output full firepower, and deal with these obstructive bugs as quickly as possible!!"

Gan Changsheng looked at the seven or eight battleships on the opposite side. At least five of them were cruisers. Even the two battleships were failures of the first generation.

Gan Changsheng's only request for this kind of fleet that was almost a "country bag" was to leave some "lives" alive. If they were all dead, it would be too ugly! !
(End of this chapter)